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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Glamorganshire => Wales => Glamorganshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: JennySlade on Sunday 10 January 10 21:37 GMT (UK)
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Looking for death/burials of following:
Robert Owen Parry Born abt 1887 give a year either way. Married JaneThorne 10th September 1921. At time of marriage resided at Maddox street, Clydach Vale.
Jane is buried in Trealaw cemetery with her mother, father and a couple of siblings. Plot ref W989
Hugh Parry was Roberts father, have no definate info on him other than he was a quarryman
Any info appreciated
Jenny Slade
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there is this death reg
Robert Owen Parry
born 19 April 1887
death reg Jun qtr 1975
Pontypridd
27 1229
which fitss with this birth reg
Robert Owen Parry
Jun qtr 1887
Bangor
11b 488
Suz
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Marriage freeBMD
Mar qtr 1877
Bangor
on same page
Hugh Parry
Grace parry
11b 646
so it loooks like a parry married a parry
Bangor reg dist covers parts of Anglesey - and covers Llandegfan
I think if youlook on freeBMD Bangor dist you may find Hugh and Grace
's death reg's
Suz
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Thank you, you are more that helpful. It does all seem to fit into place so Robert was born in Bangor and died Pontypridd which also fits with the location of marraige and where Jane was etc.
I will look on free bmd now I have all this info. Thank you.
If I were to join paying site which would you recommend and can I lean on you to point me in the right direction i.e find out about Robert being in a bit of trouble during his military service etc?
Thank you
Jenny
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No -Robert's birth was registered in Bangor district -he was born Llandegfan Anglesey
There is the town of Bangor -but the registration district of Bangor covers a much wider area. Often the mistake is made of putting p.o.b. as registration district.
A death reg in Pontypridd district doesnt necessarily mean it occured in Pontypridd - just somewhere in the registration district which is called Pontypridd
Suz
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You can lean on all of us - you will find RootsChatters are very helpful.
I don't know where you are located -but most libraries have free access to Ancestry - if you can it may be worth popping into the library and "having a go" to see if you like that site
You can also sign up for a 2 week free trial - you have to leave card details -so if you don't like it then don't forget to cancel or they will grab your money.
There is also findmypast which is similar to Ancestry but the records they have vary- a little cheaper - each have their own good points
There is familysearch (known as the Mormon site) which is good -and free - you can look at the 1881 census free and there are lots of other things
FreeBMD is of course free to use
GenesReunited - I am not very keen on that site -but it can be useful for meeting people who are researching the same family as you-you have to be careful as people will take inforrmation and "alter it" -also some don't research their trees fully but just copy and so there tend to be errors
My advice would be to try out what you can for free -see what you like to use - you can always ask for look ups on here if you get stuck. With a little more experience you will be able tofind out your needs and join a pay site you know will be good for you
Suz
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see jenny's other posts to avoid duplication
Suz
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Thank you for all your help. I have found the deaths for Hugh and Grace, now going to see if can find all the children or at least some of them.
I would try the library as others have pointed me in this direction but is very difficult for me. Son has home ed as disabled and LEA are unalbe to find suitable school. As have no family I rely solely on boyfriend who works full-time or childminders when needed. i will keep searching and hopefully find out as much as I can from here and the other sites you have mentioned.
Jenny
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Don't be afraid to ask on here.
Try to keep your posts on one topic under one heading -otherwise it leads to duplicate look ups (we all like to join in and help -but it can waste time if we are looking up the same thing)
You weren't to know
I have found 2 Robert Owen Parry military records
one is living in Barnsley (he's the naughty one )
the other lives in Mary St treharris -but he is married to nellie and has 4 children
Both are miners
On the marriage cert is Robert described as a bachelor?
Suz
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Thank you I will try to bear all this on mind. I have insomnia so now have some info could be up a while.
Robert is a bachelor on his marriage cert.
Apparantly no body messed around ( I am assume with him). There was a story about some false teeth I seem to recall and him or her doing something. I don't think there was much love lost. Nan (beatrice) came to London when she was very young, about 14 so the story goes and did not go home very often. Think she took dad back there dring the war, but never stayed very long.
I know she was scared of one of them, can only assume the Robert that you have found. She never really spoke about them.
If he was that naughty could explain loads i.e the half brother, Tommy. I never recalled him having a welsh accent. Tommy married someone called Pat but for life of me I can not remember his surname. i am sure not the same as nans though. He died n the 1980's in Norwich.
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Whose half brother was Tommy???
When would he be born??
Suz
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I'll have to post as much detail as I can from military records tomorrow night
He wasn't criminally naughty - just drunk, swore, and gambled!!!
Suz
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Hi,
Tommy was Beatrice half brother so we were told. I remember meeting him and nan idolised him prob cos of the problems at home. I am not to sure of birth dates but somewhere between 1908 to 1918 I would think. He was certainly younger than nan when he died but then again he died in the 80's she died 2003. There is at least another brother, possibly half brrother called Danny, he was in the navy and he has a wife. Name not known but also had a son called Danny too. I have tried to look up naval info as in uniform but proved a useless task.
God, wouldnt it be so much easier if we coud talk to the dead!
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This has made me giggle , thank you. Sounds like we may have the right man. Would explain a few things in the family!!!!!!
Will be great to get the info and what service rank and year! Could wel explain the missing info on the birth certificate too.
I have a lot to go thrugh and your help is getting me further than I have managed to get in years
Jenny